Microcontroller Subsystem Design Engineer – ASIC / RTL / SoC / RISC-V / ARM / Digital Design

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is partnering with a global technology organisation to hire a Staff Microcontroller Subsystem Design Engineer. The role focuses on complex digital blocks and embedded processing architectures within a collaborative engineering environment.

Key responsibilities include RTL development, multi-clock and multi-power-domain design, high-frequency and low-power optimisations, as well as post-silicon bring-up and detailed design documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years professional ASIC design experience.
• Strong understanding of RTL design and digital design methodologies.
• Experience with processor or microcontroller subsystem design.
• Knowledge of instruction set architectures such as ARM Thumb and/or RISC-V.
• Experience working with multi-clock-domain designs.
• Experience working with multiple power domains and low-power design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design micro-architectures for both simple and complex digital logic blocks.
• Develop RTL using industry-standard design practices and methodologies.
• Work on multi-clock and multi-power-domain designs.
• Address high-frequency, low-power, low-latency, and high-performance design requirements.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support post-silicon bring-up and silicon debugging activities.
• Create comprehensive design documentation covering architecture, implementation, and design decisions.
• Optimise digital designs for key metrics including area, power, performance, and latency.

Skills

ASIC design experience

RTL design

MCU subsystem design

ARM/RISC‑V ISA

Multi-clock domains

Low-power design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Job description

We are currently partnered with a global technology organisation developing advanced semiconductor and system-on-chip solutions across multiple technology markets. Their Microcontroller Subsystem IP team plays a key role in enabling embedded processing solutions, working across areas including security, power management, and other SoC functions.

As part of their continued development of next-generation digital designs, they are looking to hire a Staff Microcontroller Subsystem Design Engineer to work on complex digital blocks and embedded processing architectures within a highly collaborative, multicultural engineering environment.

Key responsibilities

• Design micro-architectures for both simple and complex digital logic blocks
• Develop RTL using industry-standard design practices and methodologies
• Work on multi-clock and multi-power-domain designs
• Address high-frequency, low-power, low-latency, and high-performance design requirements
• Troubleshoot and debug issues throughout the development lifecycle
• Support post-silicon bring-up and silicon debugging activities
• Create comprehensive design documentation covering architecture, implementation, and design decisions
• Optimise digital designs for key metrics including area, power, performance, and latency

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of professional ASIC design experience
• Strong understanding of RTL design and digital design methodologies
• Experience with processor or microcontroller subsystem design
• Knowledge of instruction set architectures such as ARM Thumb and/or RISC-V
• Experience working with multi-clock-domain designs
• Experience working with multiple power domains and low-power design techniques

Keywords

Staff Design Engineer / Staff ASIC Design Engineer / ASIC Design Engineer / Digital Design Engineer / RTL Design Engineer / SoC Design Engineer / Microcontroller Design Engineer / Microcontroller Subsystem / Microcontroller Subsystem IP / ASIC / SoC / System-on-Chip / Digital Design / RTL / Register Transfer Level / RTL Development / Micro-Architecture / Microarchitecture / Digital Logic Design / Complex Digital Logic / Processor Design / Microcontroller Design / Embedded Processing / Embedded Systems / ARM / ARM Thumb / RISC-V / Instruction Set Architecture / ISA / Multi-Clock Domain / Clock Domain Crossing / CDC / Multi-Power Domain / Low Power Design / Power Management / High-Frequency Design / Low Latency / Performance Optimisation / Area Optimisation / Power Optimisation / DFT / Design for Test / Design Verification / Verification / Emulation / Firmware / Post-Silicon Bring-Up / Silicon Debug / Hardware Debugging / ASIC Development / SoC Development / Semiconductor Design

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